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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 602470" data-attributes="member: 6875">That's a pretty big "if", that 8-14 spread.  And it still doesn't properly measure the probabilities of getting (say) a 6 and an 18.Frankly, IMO that's munchkinish levels of min/maxxing.The 10 in Strength means, he doesn't LOOK like a 90-lb weakling.  The 10 in charisma means he doesn't ACT like a bookworm-without-friends.  The 10 in wisdom means he isn't more oblivious than "most people".Attributes are MORE than just modifiers to saves, to-hits, and so on.  Attributes also define how a character should be ROLE played, as well as how well it can be ROLL played.Typically, I would make a spellcaster with a -sixteen-, not an 18, for their primary spellcasting attribute.  An 18 just isn't that neccesary IMO:25 points:16, cost 10, total 10/2514, cost 6, total 16/2512, cost 4, total 20/2510, cost 2, total 22/2510, cost 2, total 24/259, cost 1, total 25/2532 points:16, cost 10, total 10/3216, cost 10, total 20/3214, cost 6, total 26/3210, cost 2, total 28/3210, cost 2, total 30/3210, cost 2, total 32/32Note neither has an 18.  And both are about what I would buy for any character, spellcaster or not.  Two 16's and a 14 is also viable for a Monk, in fact (the 16/14/12 is less so, but Monks are more attribute-dependant than most classes, IMO).Y'see, I look at the attributes for the WHOLE character, and I usually odn't like playing people "below normal" in several places.  I wouldn't WANT to play a Wizard with:ST 8DX 13CO 10INT 18WIS 8CHA 8That costs 25 points.  And IMO, it makes you little more than an idiot-savant.  Such might be interesting once or twice, but ... every time?  Every wizard?  GODS, no.A 16 Intelligence would be plenty enough for me regardless of method, unless the dice were especially kind. *shrug*</blockquote>

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